Recorded 1967–2019 Boys' name Peak 1985 1,751 births

Jerrad — boys' name

1,751 babies named Jerrad in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s321970s3851980s7861990s4312000s962010s21
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jerrad was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

103 babies were named Jerrad in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerrad

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,751 babies named Jerrad between 1967 and 2019, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerrad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerrad performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 786 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jerrad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 167 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Jerrad in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerrad in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,751 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jerrad at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

1,751

Since 1967

53 years of records

Peak year

1985

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1967

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2019

Jerrad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1967

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1985)
103
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
050100150 201920062000199419881982197619701967 9

Jerrad by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
786 births that decade — 45% of Jerrad's all-time total
1960s321970s3851980s7861990s4312000s962010s21

Jerrad by state

Where Jerrad concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jerrad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
167 9.5%
#2 Texas
107 6.1%
#3 Oklahoma
30 1.7%
#4 Oregon
20 1.1%
#5 Indiana
17 1.0%
#6 Florida
11 0.6%
#7 Missouri
11 0.6%
#8 New York
10 0.6%
California share of Jerrad's total US births 9.5%
Even split

167 of 1,751 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Jerrad appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerrad?
1,751 babies have been named Jerrad since 1967. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1985 with 103 births.
When was Jerrad most popular?
Jerrad was most popular in the 1980s decade with 786 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Jerrad most popular?
The top states for the name Jerrad are California (167 births), Texas (107 births), Oklahoma (30 births).
How long has the name Jerrad been used?
Jerrad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 53 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jerrad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jerry, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jerome, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.